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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 19_020

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    awoke one night to find a great light shining in through the window.
    He thought that it was the lamps of a military lorry but as it kept on shining he went to the window to find great flames leaping out of his cowshed.
    He got up at once and procured help and with a dozen men it took five hours to quench the blaze.
    There was a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Duncan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Thomas Dungan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny